PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(29 August 2025)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on reports of UK police allegedly pressuring a Hong Kong activist to self-censor.

Asked by:
Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrat)

Freedom of speech and other fundamental rights of all people in the UK are protected under domestic law, regardless of nationality. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office works closely with the Home Office on a range of matters in support of Hong Kongers in the UK. While we do not comment on individual cases, police will rightly inform individuals if there is any assessed threat to their wellbeing and provide guidance on steps they can consider to enhance their personal safety.

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